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clock /klɒk/ noun orologio m;
(fam: speedometer) tachimetro m ■ clock in, clock on intransitive verb attaccare ■ clock out, clock off intransitive verb staccare

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English:

alarm - alarm clock - biological clock - carriage clock - clock face - clock radio - clock speed - clock tower - clock-watch - cuckoo clock - dial - digital clock - face - fast - gain - grandfather clock - hand - lose - movement - put - reset - right - round - round the clock - round-the-clock - run - say - second hand - set - slow - strike - summer time - time - wind

Italian:

cartellino - ora - orologio - pendola - pendolo - radiosveglia - segnale - sveglia - timbrare - velocità - ventiquattrore

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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
clock	n	(device to measure time) strumento per misurare il tempo	orologio nm
The teacher checked the clock to see if it was lunchtime.
L'insegnante ha controllato l'orologio per vedere se era ora di pranzo.
Additional Translations
clock	n	(an entire day) un giorno intero	ventiquattro ore su ventiquattro loc nom
			ventiquattrore consecutive loc nom
The doctor worked around the clock.
Il medico ha lavorato ventiquattro ore su ventiquattro.
clock	n	(time) tempo, figurative	orologio nm
You cannot turn back the clock; time keeps going.
Non puoi mettere indietro l'orologio, il tempo continua a scorrere.
clock	vi	(stamp a time card) timbrare il cartellino	timbrare il cartellino vtr
			passare il badge vtr
The factory worker clocked out at the end of the shift.
L'operaio ha timbrato il cartellino alla fine del turno.
clock	vtr	(to measure time) misurare un intervallo di tempo	cronometrare vtr ⇒
The referee clocked the runner at thirty seconds.
L'arbitro ha cronometrato il corridore con un tempo di trenta secondi.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
against the clock			contro il tempo
alarm clock		allarme	sveglia nf
around the clock			ventiquattr'ore al giorno
around-the-clock		per tutte le ventiquattro ore	costante
astronomical clock			orologio astronomico
at seven o'clock			alle sette
atomic clock			orologio atomico
biological clock			orologio biologico
by the clock		modo di dire	orologio alla mano
clock in			timbrare il cartellino in entrata
clock movement			movimento orario
clock out			timbrare il cartellino in uscita
clock radio			radiosveglia nf
clock tower			torre dell'orologio
clock making, clockmaking	n	(horology, act of creating clocks)	orologeria nf
Note: hyphen may be omitted when term is a noun
L'orologeria svizzera è famosa in tutto il mondo.
clock-radio	n	(radio and alarm clock combined)	radiosveglia nf
The clock-radio is difficult to set, and often wakes guests up during the night.
Odio il suono della radiosveglia al mattino.
cuckoo clock			orologio a cucù
digital clock			orologio digitale
eight o'clock		(8 a.m., 8 in the morning, 0800 hours) orario: mattina	otto nf
We got our signals crossed; she said 8 o'clock, I was there in the morning and she was there in the evening.
Ci vediamo questa sera alle otto .
eight o'clock		(8 p.m., 8 in the evening, 2000 hours) orario: sera	venti nf
Il telegiornale della sera va in onda alle venti.
		orario: sera, informale	otto, otto di sera nf
electric clock			orologio a motore elettrico
electronic clock			orologio elettronico
eleven o'clock			le undici in punto
five-o'clock shadow		ricrescita serale della barba rasata la mattina	barba della sera nf
four o' clock			bella di notte (botanica)
four o'clock			le quattro in punto
grandfather clock			pendola a colonna
master clock			orologio principale
o'clock		(not translated)	ore
o'clock		(5 o'clock)	le cinque
o'clock		(e.g. 1 o'clock) ora	l'una
one o'clock			l'una (in punto)
one o'clock		ora	una
pendulum clock			orologio a pendolo
round the clock			per tutte le 24 ore
round the clock			continuamente adv
seven o'clock			le sette
six o'clock			le sei in punto
stop the clock			fermare il cronometro
stop the clock			rimandare una scadenza
ten o'clock			ore dieci
three o'clock			ore tre
time clock		(office clock)	orologio marcatempo
turn back the clock			mandare indietro l'orologio
twelve o'clock			ore dodici
twelve-o'clock			ore dodici
two o'clock			ore due
wall clock			orologio da muro
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12 o' clock
24-hour clock times
Alarm clock going off/ringing
An alarm clock goes off by going on
Beating accor around the clock
but the clock's held 9:15 for hours
By 5 o'clock
Can I have my lesson at 3 O Clock on Monday just like last week
clean someone's clock
five-o'clock shadow
freestanding clock
I'm used to waking up at 7 o'clock every day
Is nine (o'clock) okay?
Mantel clock
o' clock vs sharp
off the clock
one o'clock
Only (x) o'clock
over clock
oyster o'clock
Punching a clock is no fun
she wants a child because her fertility clock is ticking
The clock on the wall was slowly ticking
the deck was stacked and the clock was ticking.
This clock was made for
Ticking clock
to be on the clock
to punch a time clock
to set an alarm clock: Can you set the alarm clock for 6?
to work by the clock
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